Daisy: Opera in Two Acts

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This is the original conductor's score for the opera "Daisy" including the vocal parts as well as instrumental lines for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horns, trumpets, bass trombone, timpani and percussion, harp and piano, violin, viola, cello, and string bass. The introductory pages at the start of the score include acknowledgements and synopsis by Professor Kenneth L. Ballenger, the cast of characters and scene list (5 scenes). There is an index to the scenes for each act following their title pages (before page 1 for Act I and before page 262 for Act II).
Date: September 15, 1973
Creator: Smith, Julia, 1905-1989
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

1er quatuor, pour deux violons, alto et basse, oeuvre 5

Musical score containing the four parts of Charles Dancla's first string quartet, op.5 in F minor, written for two violins, with alto and bass.
Date: 182X
Creator: Dancla, Charles, 1817-1907.
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

7e. quatuor, pour deux violons, alto et violoncelle, oeuv.80

This is a digital copy of the four parts of Charles Dancla's seventh string quartet, op.80 in D minor. Charles Dancla was the most prominent member of a family of musicians and a virtuoso violinist, composer and teacher. In 1828, he was admitted to the Paris Conservatory of Music, where he won the first prize in 1833. At the Conservatory, he studied violin with Paul Guérin and Pierre Baillot. Dancla played solo violin with the orchestra of the théâtre Royal de l'Opera Comique and with the Société des Concerts. In ca. 1860, he was appointed professor of violin at the Paris Conservatory and retired from that post in 1892. He wrote 14 string quartets intended for professional or amateur players (opp. 5, 7 ,18, 41, 48, 56, 80, 87, 101, 113, 125, 142, 160, and 195a) and three easy string quartets (op. 208).
Date: 186X
Creator: Dancla, Charles, 1817-1907.
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Airs russes: fantaisie for the piano forte, op.43

Music score for Airs russes: fantaisie, written for the piano forte, part of opus 43 by Leopold von Meyer.
Date: 184X
Creator: Meyer, Leopold von, 1816-1883
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Airs russes, [op.20]

Musical score for "Airs russes" written for piano by Leopold von Meyer, as part of opus 20. This piece was issued as the second of four pieces published under the title "Repertoire de Léopold de Meyer."
Date: 184X
Creator: Meyer, Leopold von, 1816-1883
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Andante for the piano forte, op. 42

Musical score of "Andante for the piano forte", part of opus 42 by Leopold von Meyer.
Date: 184X
Creator: Meyer, Leopold von, 1816-1883
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Anna Bolena

Piano-vocal score for selections from Gaetano Donizetti's Anna Bolena, with libretto by Felice Romani.
Date: 18XX
Creator: Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848 & Romani, Felice, 1788-1865
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

L'Atalipa: dramma per musica

Libretto for L'Atalipa by Girolamo Gigli.
Date: 16XX
Creator: Gigli, Girolamo, 1660-1722
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ausführliche theoretisch-practische Anweisung zum Piano-forte-Spiel, vom ersten Elementar-Unterrichte an, bis zur vollkommensten Ausbildung

"Detailed theoretical and practical instruction on playing the piano-forte," issued in four parts.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hummel, Johann Nepomuk, 1778-1837
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Bajazeth

Musical score containing the piano part for "Bajazeth: air national [sic] des turques pour le piano forte" by Leopold von Meyer.
Date: 184X
Creator: Meyer, Leopold von, 1816-1883
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Belshazzar : a sacred Oratorio in Score

A sacred oratorio in three acts for soloists and mixed chorus (SATB) with orchestra acc. (2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, and basso continuo). A contents index is given on p. 219. According to the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Handel composed this oratorio from 23 August - 23 October 1744. Charles Jennens wrote the libretto on the Biblical story of the downfall of the King of Babylon with details taken from "Cyropaedia" (a political romance about the education of an ideal ruler) by Herodotus and Xenophon's.
Date: {1744-08-23,1744-10-23}
Creator: Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759 & Jennens, Charles, 1700-1773
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Booke of Common Prayer and The Whole book of Psalmes

A 1611 Booke of Common Prayer, bound with a 1609 book of Psalms with notated settings, "collected into English meeter by Thomas Sternhold."
Date: {1609,1611}
Creator: Church of England
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cantates, Troisieme receuil

Collection of solo cantatas with continuo by various composers, bound subsequent to publication. A handwritten table of contents with composers and dates (where available), and possibly approximate timings, is on the first end page.
Date: 17XX
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Le carnaval de Venise

This is a digital copy of "Le carnaval de Venise" by Leopold von Meyer. The Austrian composer and pianist von Meyer, had a successful performance career in Russia, eastern Europe and Vienna and also achieved success in London and Paris. He visited the United States on October 1845 and his histrionic performance style and bravura showpieces were received with wide acclaim. This piece was dedicate to the operatic soprano Eugenie García (née Mayer; 1815-1880), who was the first wife of the famous Spanish baritone Manuel García. "Le carnaval de Venise" is part of a bound collection of piano pieces composed by von Meyer that also includes fantasies on famous nineteenth-century operas, variations, national airs, marches, valses, an etude and nocturnes. These are the titles of all the piano pieces by von Meyer in the order in which they appear in the library's collection: Lucrezia Borgia: introduction and brilliant variations for the piano forte; Variations sur un theme de Semiramis de Rossini, op.37; Fantaisie sur L'Elixir d'amore, op.32; Fantaisie sur Norma de Bellini, op. 40; Fantaisie sur un air de Bellini; Le carnaval de Venise, varié pour le piano, op.31; Grande fantaisie orientale sur deux themes arabes, op.38; Fantaisie sur Les …
Date: 184X
Creator: Meyer, Leopold von, 1816-1883.
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Child of the Regiment

An arrangement the aria Quand le destin with English and Italian lyrics. A color lithograph on the cover depicts Jenny Lind.
Date: 184X
Creator: Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Le depart et le retour, deux nocturnes

Musical score containing a piano part for two nocturnes "Le depart" and "Le retour" by Leopold von Meyer. These nocturnes were issued as the first of four pieces published under the title "Repertoire de Léopold de Meyer."
Date: 184X
Creator: Meyer, Leopold von, 1816-1883
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Les deux comtesses : opera bouffon imité de l'Italien et parodié sous la musique

Paisiello’s comic operas were some of the most successful of the time. In point of fact, his operas enjoyed 251 performances in Vienna between 1783 and 1792, compared to 63 performances of Mozart’s operas. The intermezzo Le due comtesse, which first appeared in Rome (with an all-male cast) on 3 January 1776, was translated to French and parodied by Nicolas Etienne Framery, who also adapted Paisiello’s Il barbiere di Siviglia for the Parisian stage.
Date: 178X
Creator: Paisiello, Giovanni, 1740-1816 & Framery, Nicolas Etienne, 1745-1810
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Exultate Deo: petit motet nouveau a voix seule et grande simphonie: chanté pour la premiere fois par Melle, Jet au Concert Spirituel le 4 Avril, 1755; Ch. d'Herbain

Sacred solo cantata for high voice, with orchestra.
Date: 175X
Creator: Chevalier d'Herbain, ca. 1730-1769
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Fantaisie sur L'elisire d'amore, op. 32

Musical score containing the piano piece for "Fantaisie sur L'elisire d'amore," part of opus 32 by Leopold von Meyer.
Date: 184X
Creator: Meyer, Leopold von, 1816-1883
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Fantaisie sur Les Hirondelles

Musical score containing the piano part for "Fantaisie sur Les Hirondelles" by Leopold von Meyer.
Date: 184X
Creator: Meyer, Leopold von, 1816-1883
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Fantaisie sur Norma, [op.40]

Musical score containing the piano piece for "Fantaisie sur Norma," part of opus 40 by Leopold von Meyer.
Date: 184X
Creator: Meyer, Leopold von, 1816-1883
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

La fileuse: parodie d'Omphale

"A parody in one act on André Cardinal Destouches' opera, Omphale."
Date: unknown
Creator: Vadé, M. (Jean Joseph), 1719-1757
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Grand galop de bravoure

This is a digital copy of "Grand galop de bravoure" by Leopold von Meyer. This piece was issued as the fourth of four pieces published under the title "Repertoire de Léopold de Meyer." The Austrian composer and pianist von Meyer, had a successful performance career in Russia, eastern Europe and Vienna and also achieved success in London and Paris. He visited the United States on October 1845 and his histrionic performance style and bravura showpieces were received with wide acclaim. "Grand galop de bravoure" is part of a bound collection of piano pieces composed by von Meyer that also includes fantasies on famous nineteenth-century operas, variations, national airs, marches, valses, an etude and nocturnes. These are the titles of all the piano pieces by von Meyer in the order in which they appear in the library's collection: Lucrezia Borgia: introduction and brilliant variations for the piano forte; Variations sur un theme de Semiramis de Rossini, op.37; Fantaisie sur L'Elixir d'amore, op.32; Fantaisie sur Norma de Bellini, op. 40; Fantaisie sur un air de Bellini; Le carnaval de Venise, varié pour le piano, op.31; Grande fantaisie orientale sur deux themes arabes, op.38; Fantaisie sur Les Hirondelles de Felicien David; Airs russes: …
Date: 184X
Creator: Meyer, Leopold von, 1816-1883.
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Grand septuor, op. 20

An arrangement for 2 pianos, 4 hands, of Beethoven's Grand Septuor, op. 20, which was originally for clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello and double-bass. Parts are on facing pages; UNT's copy lacks the title page and page 2 (the first page of the lower piano part).
Date: 188X
Creator: Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library